UAW approves Douglas three year contract after strike threat
United Auto Workers members voted 4 865 to 2 660 to approve a three year contract with Douglas Aircraft Co ending a five month deadlock. The agreement offers 5.5 percent wage increase in year one and 3 percent increases in years two and three.
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Douglas
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Lakewood
United Auto and Aerospace Workers’ Union
Douglas Aircraft Co
Douglas Griffith
Nixon silent as aides draw prison terms
Richard Nixon awaited his first formal social appearance since resigning as three of his closest aides were sentenced to prison for the Watergate coverup. Mitchell Haldeman Ehrlichman received prison terms. Mardian faces 10 months to three years. All vowed to appeal.
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Richard M. Nixon
San Clemente
John N. Mitchell
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Robert C. Mardian
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Pat
Rancho Mirage
Walter Annenberg
U.S
Great Britain
Mitchell
White House
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
John J. Sirica
Richard Nixon
Sirica
Democratic
Judge upholds Ford oil tariff amid multi state challenge
Federal judge John Pratt rejected a temporary injunction against President Ford's $3 per barrel oil import levy, saying injunctive relief would conflict with public interest. Eight Northeastern states Minnesota and others contest claims of economic damage and vow appeal. Ford argues national security justifies the tariff despite congressional delay and veto prospects.
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Ford
U.S
John Pratt
Massachusetts
Francis X. Bellotti
Minnesota
Pratt
Northeast
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate
Bellotti
AFL CIO backs aid to South Vietnam and Cambodia
The AFL CIO Executive Council urged Congress to provide military and economic support to South Vietnam and Cambodia with a $300 million military package and $222 million for Cambodia. George Meany defended the U S commitment despite past deception by Nixon and Kissinger and opposed withdrawing from allies. Jerry Wurf dissented.
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UPI
Aflcio Executive Council
Congress
South Vietnam
Cambodia
George Meany
Aflcio
Indochina
Richard M. Nixon
Henry
A. Kissinger
United States
White House
Meany
Jerry Wurf
American Federation of State
Third body pulled from water near Queen Mary
A third nude male body was found in Los Angeles Harbor near the Queen Mary on Friday afternoon after workers spotted it near Pier 1. The victim, 45 to 55, with a skull fracture and a three inch head wound, weighed about 165 pounds and stood 5 feet 9 inches tall. Coroners planned autopsies as authorities investigated possible drowning for the two earlier victims found the day before.
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Queen Mary
Pier 1
Los Angeles
John Kemp
GM to strip small cars price cuts tied to rebates
General Motors announced up to 313 cut on smaller models as nine cars will have less standard equipment. Deliveries of the stripped autos begin next month as GM aims to offer greater value and lower base prices across the 1975 lineup announced by Thomas A. Murphy at a Chicago Auto Show luncheon.
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Chicago
General Motors
Thomas A. Murphy
General Motors Corp
Govern
Murphy
Ford to idle 67,100 workers as eight car lines shut
Ford Motor Co announced sweeping layoffs for next week, shutting eight car assembly lines and four plants for five days. About 67,100 hourly workers will be affected, with 31,725 to be off at least a week. The move follows a 60 percent drop in profits from 1973 to 361 million.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Motors
Winds lash Southland as hazardous conditions return
Strong winter winds hit Southern California and Arizona causing dangerous driving, choppy coastal seas, and multiple road closures. A dust storm reduced visibility near Quartzsite killing two in a 10 vehicle crash on I-10. Forecasts expect calmer, warmer weather later today with fair skies.
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Arizona
National Weather Service
Southland
Phoenix
Blythe
Windy Point
Indio
Riverside
Redondo Beach
Newport Beach
Huntington Beach
Zuma Beach
Where to Find It Ward Vows Probe After Sheriffs Dept
The Where to Find It column reports Ward refuses to resign and pledges a thorough probe into the Sheriff’s Department as part of ongoing governance scrutiny.
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